Dress Rehearsal-Halloween!

Got Ocean?

I love this costume! I can't wait for Halloween! It is my favorite Celebration of the year! I hope Abbi will agree! 32 days and counting!

Sooooo Big!

Oh, my gosh! I can't believe how time has gone by! Just yesterday, I was holding a little helpless newborn. Today, my baby Abbi is able to stand up (okay, so she needs something to hold on to, but still!)! It is such a blessing to have her in my life. I can't imagine it any other way! I love you so much Abbigail!

Congrats Brandt & Kriste! Beckem is Here!

Hooray! Beckem is here! He was born Wednesday, September 24th. He is soooo sweet and adorable! Mom and Baby, both, were beaten up during delivery, but they don't look worse for the wear! We are all very excited to introduce a boy to our family, seeing as how we have 5 girls between all of us, and no boys. Until now. Beckem, I just want you to know that you are going to endure a lot over the next, oh about 20 years. There is going to be a lot of screaming, dolls, make up (yes on you), probably some really awesome haircuts from unsaid siblings, dress up, high heal & purse wearing (sorry Brandt), tattle telling, and to sum it all up a lot of drama with all the girls in this family! Just know that we are all so excited to know you and have you as part of our family! Welcome sweet Beckem!

Love,

Aunt Monica

HOT SOX

For those of you who don't know, Craig has a strange obsession with how people wear their socks. So this one's for you Craig. I found these cute socks for Abbi and Craig just had to get a picture of them. He thinks they look silly, but I think they are adorable. At least they aren't brown socks, DAD! I should have put some sandals on over her socks, too, just to get under his skin a little more, hee hee! We love you Craig, with your little quirks and all!

Kriste's Shower for Baby Beckem!

So, you may be saying to yourself, "I've seen this picture before!". Well it is because you probably have read Kriste's blog, with this very same photo. I had to steal it from her blog, so that I could post about her fun shower (a week later....). Kriste was kind enough to include me, with my screeching baby and all, and invite me to a shower that her friends were throwing for her. We got to go to Trio, and it was delicious! I had a plate of spaghetti with a mega meatball on top. Wish I had brought my camera, it was the creation of a definite meat lover! It was fun getting together with the girls for one night, even though I had to bring Abbi (Craig was out of town). Thanks to Kriste and her friends for welcoming me amongst their circle! As always I had a great time!

Utah State Fair-2008

Here is Abbi, Kyaira (our cute niece), and myself at the cow exhibit.

Kyaira got to ride a horsey!

Uncle Craig watching over Kyaira on the pony. How sweet!

A bushel of cute apples!

We had the pure pleasure of visiting the Utah State Fair on Monday. It was nice weather, so we figured we would take Abbi, and our niece, Kyaira, to see the animals. It was fun, but Craig could only handle 2 hours of that fun. We partook of the deep fried snickers, and I would have to say, don't waste $4.50. I should have tried the deep fried PBJ! The best thing I found at the fair....Coconut chapstick from the KSL channel 5 booth! It was free, and now I wish I would have grabbed more than one! It is the best flavor! So if you are looking for something to do this week, head up to the fair for some Coconut chapstick! Just watch out for those thunder storms!